Oral histories

Scope and content:

This series includes original recordings of oral history interviews with narrators in the Rainbow Triangle Project. The majority of recordings are on audiocassette tapes, with a few video recordings on tapes. About half of the interviews include a printed transcript, some of which are incomplete; these transcripts were generally created by the interviewer. Many interviews also include completed biographical information sheets, created by the Project and completed by the narrator around the time of the interview. These forms may include information on the narrator's early life, education, work, civic activities, and other biographical topics. Some files also include additional materials, including correspondence, news articles, flyers, and publications. Many of these interviews were conducted by Duke students as part of the Duke undergraduate class American Communities: Gender, Sexuality, and Oral History in 2000 and 2004; two of the files include papers written by the student interviewers about the narrators with whom they worked.

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Collection restrictions:

Use of audiotapes and videotapes from this collection requires the creation of reference copies. Reference copies for some materials may have been made, and if a reference copy exists, it is noted in this finding aid. To arrange for the creation of reference copies of other items, please contact University Archives staff. Although these recordings are now stored in a stable environment, their condition and playback quality is unknown.

Portions of this collection are restricted by the request of the donor or narrator of an interview.

Portions of this collection are restricted due to the absence of a release form from the persons interviewed.

Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.

Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to use this collection.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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